The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19

arrest stated that James Mccoy had made
him promise on the night Of the killing,
which occurred at the creek, some distance
| from any habitation, that he would not tell
| who killed Kellett, and threatened to kill
him in twenty four hours if he did. Nc
! Coy was subsequently arrested on the charge
| of numbering Kellett, and in his trial at La
! fayette, in April, 1886, was convicted and
sentenced to be hung. The Supreme Court
! granted new trial on the grouad
that Judge Branham erred in his
charge concerning the duress and upon
other grounds. The second trial commenced
at Lafayette last Monday morning, and
Saturday the jury rendered verdict of not
| guilty. On the trial Calvin Young, the
principal witness for the State, swore that
he was under duress by reason of the threats
of Mccoy. The defense put up an alibi.
The witnesses testified that at the exact time
the said murder occurred, Mccoy was at his
home four and half miles distant. These
two witnesses were sustained by the testi-
mony of three others. The defendants
counsel argued that il was more probable
that Calvin Young, his father and young
brothers committed the murder, and en-
deavored to shield themselves by charging
the crime upon Mccoy Calvin Young tes-
titled that the killing was done by single
rifle shot, and others said that Kellet's hat
was found riddled with buckshot.
In police court at Atlanta Saturday the
case of Hattie Washington was taken up.
She is a very black and ordinary looking
woman about thirty years of age, but is
possessed of a depraved character and has
been doing n very lourishing matchmaking
business for the last two or three years.
She has played her game in a very shrewd
manner and always selected as her victim
young business men who were known for
their liberality and high character, but
Of s,.l,, al ~. rft.at
gancies. She would meet them on the
streets and attempt her Matchmaking
schemes and follow them about until she
received hush money. AT other times she
would enter their stores while there were
number of customers present, would call
them off to one side and prefer some
charge against them and then. if they
denied it, she would threaten to ex-
pose them unless she received her
price, which was generally a very
good one. She has been after well known
and prominent young business man on Ma
rietta street for about year, and has several
times subjected him to the indignity of be-
ing dragged before "A justice court, as he
positively refused to accede to her demands
for money. In every case he came out
clear and for several weeks she has not mo-
Tested him. Thursday night she met him
with several companions and renewed her
matchmaking charges and her demands for
money, which he ignored She then fol-
lowed after him, abusing him. and finally
commenced throwing rocks him, several
of which struck him. Meeting policeman
he requested her arrest, and she was CON
Quoted to police headquarters and locked
up, the charge of disorderly conduct pre-
ferred against her. After hearing the evil
dence, Mr. Collier fined her $25 and costs,
and sentenced her to thirty days in the
stockade, and required her to give a bond
of $500 at the expiration of her time to an
swer before the City Court to the charge of
assault and battery.